As part of the biggest comedy tour (and probably the biggest overall comedy movement) of the decade -- the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, comedian Larry the Cable Guy already had a leg up on most other comics of the decade. But "Larry" (really Dan Whitney) managed even to break ahead of that successful pack and become one of the most popular and successful comedians of the 2000s. Multiple platinum-selling albums, feature films, Christmas specials and one Comedy Central Roast later, Larry the Cable Guy has become the face of Blue Collar Comedy and one of the biggest faces of the 2000s.
Larry the Cable Guy
The Breakout Comedians of the 2000s
The 2000s were a big decade for comedy, and these are the comedians who had the best decade of all -- the ones who really broke out in the 2000s.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Suggested Reading
10 Essential Blue Collar ComediansTop 10 Essential ComediansTop 20 Jokes at the Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Related Articles
- Stand-up Comedy in the 1980s - History of Stand-up Comedy in the 1980s
- Stand-up Comedy in the 2000s - History of Stand-up Comedy in the 2000s
- Larry the Cable Guy - Biography of Larry the Cable Guy
- Jen Kirkman Biography - Biography of Stand up Comedian Jen Kirkman
- Ron White Profile - Profile of Ron White
